Cancel all illegal allotment of MDA sites under 50:50 ratio scheme since 2019, S.R. Mahesh urges Yathindra

Cancel all illegal allotment of MDA sites under 50: 50 ratio scheme since 2019, S.R.

Key points

• Mahesh pressed Urban Development Minister Yathindra Siddaramaiah to cancel all the illegal allotments produced under the scheme since 2019.
• Claiming that allotment of more than 2, 200 sites had been approved by the Authority since 2019, Mr.
• "How can there be two sets of laws – one for sites allotted after 2023 and another for the ones allotted prior to 2023?", he questioned.
• JD (S) leader S.R Mahesh (second from left) addressing a press conference in Mysuru on Thursday.

Cancel all illegal allotment of MDA sites under 50: 50 ratio scheme since 2019, S.R. Mahesh urges Yathindra Updated – August 20, 2026 07: 54 pm IST – MYSURU.

JD (S) leader S.R Mahesh (second from left) addressing a press conference in Mysuru on Thursday. Photo Credit: M.A. Sriram.

Welcoming the State government's decision to cancel allotment of around 1, 100 sites by Mysuru Development Authority (MDA) under the controversial 50: 50 ratio scheme, JD (S) leader and former Minister S.R. Mahesh pressed Urban Development Minister Yathindra Siddaramaiah to cancel all the illegal allotments produced under the scheme since 2019.

Addressing a press conference in Mysuru on Thursday, Mr. Mahesh remarked MDA, which was formerly known as Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA), had been allotting sites under the controversial 50: 50 ratio scheme since 2019.

Claiming that allotment of more than 2, 200 sites had been approved by the Authority since 2019, Mr. Mahesh remarked the scam is estimated to be worth around ₹4, 000 to ₹5, 000 crore.

While making it clear that he was not resisted to allotment of incentive sites to certain genuine land-losers, Mr. Mahesh remarked allotment of sites had been produced in the name of certain land-losers. This person had already accepted compensation, through middlemen.

Though the 14 sites allotted to former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's wife Parvathi, additionally a land-loser, under the scheme in 2021 had already been surrendered to the Authority after a row, Mr. Mahesh informed Mr. Yathindra that there is speculation in certain circles that the administration had not cancelled the sites allotted between 2019 and 2023 as of the allotments of 14 sites created to his mother under the scheme.

Nevertheless, he sought to clarify that he was not making such an allegation against Mr. Yathindra. "I am not saying this. I have faith in you", he remarked while urging the Urban Development Minister to cancel all the sites allotted under the scheme, except for the ones that have been allotted under court's directions and proper administration procedures.

It may be mentioned here that Mr. According to Yathindra has already, the administration, which has cancelled allotment of sites under the scheme after March 14, 2023, will additionally examine allotments created prior to March 14, 2023 to ascertain whether any rules were violated.

Meanwhile, Mr. Mahesh remarked there was a need for the police authorities to remain alert in view of the probable "law and order" difficulty that could arise after the cancellation of the allotment of sites under the scheme.

If the allotment is cancelled, the individuals to whom the sites had been sold will invariably go and demand the capital back, he noted.

Though he reiterated that he will not oppose the allotment of incentive sites to genuine land-losers, the administration should identify the illegal allotments and cancel them within the next 15 days.

For now, cancel all illegal allotment of MDA sites under 50: 50 ratio scheme since remains the part of the story worth watching, and further updates are likely as more details are confirmed.